Affirming the United States commitment to Taiwan.

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Declares that the Congress affirms: (1) its longstanding commitment to Taiwan in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act; (2) its expectation that the future status of Taiwan will be determined by peaceful means, that the people of both sides of the Taiwan Strait should determine their own future, and that it considers any effort to determine or influence Taiwan's future status by other than peaceful means a threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific region and of grave concern to the United States; (3) its commitment to make available to Taiwan such defense articles and services, including appropriate ballistic missile defenses, as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability; (4) that only the President and Congress shall determine the nature and quantity of defense articles and services needed by Taiwan; and (5) its strong support of appropriate membership for Taiwan in international financial institutions and other international organizations. Urges the President to seek a public renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of force, or threat to use force, against the free people of Taiwan.

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 21 July 1998

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 21 July 1998

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 20 July 1998

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 20 July 1998

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 17 July 1998

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 17 July 1998

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 17 July 1998

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